This is my Secret Santa gift for at the Slayers livejournal community ^_^ Today was the present giving deadline, so now I can upload it to DeviantArt (Although DqBunny guessed it was me when I posted it... It was obvious XDDD)

When I got the Araizumi manga, I was shocked - and very pleased - by how racy it was compared to the rest of the series. They just couldn't keep their hands off of each other! ^_~ I always wondered (and even speculated via fic) what would have happened had Gourry been in his room the night Lina sought him out.

- Slayers (in English, Slayers: Medieval Mayhem): A one-volume manga drawn by Rui Araizumi that collects six manga chapters drawn along side the novels done prior to the anime's release. These feature just Lina and Gourry and are a bit racier than anything else that's come out in the series other than Falshes' Hourglass. The English translation is no longer in print and you have to scour used bookstores for it.

- Choubaku Mahouden Slayers (in English, Slayers: Super-Explosive Demon Story): An eight-volume manga series released from 1995-2000/2001 which covers the events of Slayers and Slayers Next with the exception of volume 4, which covers the Slayers Return movie. The seven volumes that cover the first two anime series combine elements of the anime and novels. The first seven volumes were released in English, but are no longer in print. The last volume (covering from when Gourry is kidnapped to the end of Next) was never published in English because the company went bankrupt. Likewise, can be found in used bookstores and the translation quality is interesting. The last volume is available as a scanslation.

- Slayers Special: A four-volume manga series featuring Lina and Naga adventures. Was released in English, but is no longer in print.

- Slayers: Knight of Aqualord: A six-volume manga series published from 2002-2005. Not available in English except as a fan translation and it's all on OneManga. This is an alternative retelling of Slayers Try and is based on a video game concept that Hajime Kanzaka was developing. Has no Zelgadiss, Xelloss, or Filia. Has really good Lina/Gourry scenes. ^_^

- Slayers Revolution and Evolution-R manga: Published in 2008-2009, covers the events of those two series.

- Slayers: Falshes' Hourglass: Published in 2008, it is the only story to feature the entire cast including Luke and Millina. Not entirely available as a scanslation yet. Also has some really good Lina/Gourry scenes and some very racy scenes. The climax of the story is a completely awesome Lina/Gourry moment.

- Slayers: Light Magic: Published in 2008-2009, also not entirely available as a scanslation. Features Lina and Gourry being trapped in an alternative universe and eventually are joined by the rest of the cast.

Then there's several one-off short stories that are crossovers, but that's largely the sequence of the major manga pieces. The story of Slayers Try has never been done as a manga.

Not sure where in the US you're at. I'm in Arizona and the large bookstore here, Bookmans, frequently has the older manga series that's been officially published in English. Also, Ebay has the volumes as well.

The last one I've only found lie... 4 chapters of. I haven't actually even started to read it due to the small amount I've found.

Anyway, thanks for your time. Slayers is probably one of my favorite anime/manga/other things, even if it doesn't have like the emotional pull or other things that some series have. Something about it has always caught my attention.

Only four chapters of Light Magic has been translated by Turtle Paradise at this time. I'm interested to see where it goes. I'm also looking forward to the rest of the translation of Falshes' Hourglass as well.

If you can find them, I think you'd really enjoy the older series as well. Check your library actually. I know the Phoenix Public Library actually has most of the older Slayers manga series in its collection. Turtle Paradise did translate the last volume of that manga and it's on their site.